''Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism: Anti-Colonial Protest in the French Empire'' is a book-length study of

national independence The right of a people to self-determination is a cardinal principle in modern international law (commonly regarded as a ''jus cogens'' rule), binding, as such, on the United Nations as authoritative interpretation of the Charter's norms. It stat ...

from the

French colonial empire The French colonial empire () comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "First French Colonial Empire", that exist ...

Adria Lawrence Adria K. Lawrence is an American political scientist and the Aronson Associate Professor of International Studies and Political Science at Johns Hopkins University. She is known for her expertise on colonialism, nationalism, conflict, collective ...

Awards

* 2015 J. David Greenstone Book Prize for best book in history and politics * 2015 L. Carl Brown Book Prize * 2014 Jervis-Schroeder Best Book Award * 2011 Sage Paper Award * 2011 Frank L. Wilson Best Paper Award * The best books of 2013 on Foreign Policy's Middle East Channel

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Imperial Rule and the Politics of Nationalism
2013 non-fiction books Cambridge University Press books Books about nationalism Books about democracy Books about revolutions Books about sovereignty History books about the French colonial empire Books about imperialism Books about war {{poli-philo-book-stub